Jamie Paul Griffin wrote:
> [ Bjarne D Mathiesen wrote on Tue 21.Aug'12 at 20:49:11 +0200 ]
> 
>> When reading
>> http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Java-SE-7-Update-6-hands-OS-X-support-to-Oracle-1667714.html
>> it seems as if the one has to manually upgrade to this version while
>> future upgrades are then done automagically by Oracle.
>>
>> Now, there are 2 (two) versions : JRE & JDK.
>> Which version should one install in order to best achive support for
>> MacPorts ?
> 
> The JRE is the Run Time Environment which enables you, or rather certain 
> applications like browsers, etc., to run java programs. The JDK is the Java 
> Development Kit which includes the JRE but also has a compiler and some other 
> tools that enable you to actually develop java programs. 
> 
> So, if you simply want to run java stuff, you only need the JRE. If you want 
> to write and compile java code then you need the JDK. 

I know that, but that doen't answer my question.

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Bjarne D Mathiesen
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